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DFA Consular Office to open in Gen. Santos City



16 September 2008 617 views 37 Comments

In her Executive Order 748 which she signed on August 28, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the opening of six more regional consular branches of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

These include the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Puerto Princesa, Baguio and GENERAL SANTOS CITY!!!

Yes! You read it right.

A passporting office will be opening soon at the Tuna Capital!

Now the “generals” and the people of Socsargen won’t have to travel to Davao City anymore for their passport needs or wait for the DFA Davao people for their quarterly mobile passporting services in the city halls of GenSan or Koronadal or the provincial halls of Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat.

According to City Tourism Officer Cora Tito, every time that the mobile passporting services are conducted in GenSan, an average of 1,500 applications are received and processed at the city hall.  That just goes to show the increasing number of people wanting to leave for abroad, either to seek for greener pastures or for just simple sight-seeing trip because of the low fares introduced by budget airlines.



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  • glengonz said:

    thanks madame president!

  • Kimberly said:

    Wow! this is great news kuya avel!
    very convenient na for the ‘generals’
    and peeps of neighboring towns and
    provinces.

    A wise move indeed! for sure, will make
    everyone happy and gay! hehehe!

  • metalbite said:

    Wow! Congrats Gensan! Dili na ko muadtog Davao diay! Maayo na lang.

    Thanks for the news bariles. :)

  • Ache said:

    That’s very good news indeed! A lot of people will be served in the Socsargen area, wala ng hassle :-)

  • orman said:

    ay galeng-galeng naman!

  • jinky borela said:

    wow! good news talaga to specially para sa mga nag aaspire mag work abroad. . .I will post this article sa bulletin board namin for the applicants to read. . .

    Tnx for the info, sir vel! Keep it coming. . .

  • gensanite said:

    great news indeed!!! :D

  • sheng said:

    what good news! Kelan kaya? I’m itching to have my passport changed to that machine readable one.

    shengs last blog post..Blog Love No. 1

  • boyette said:

    Manoy!

    Paano na makalusot ng lakuatsa papuntang davao,ika nga alibi..

    voighyette

  • dina said:

    @boyette - May gulay naman…anu bang meron sa davao na wala pa sa gensan at doon pa maglakwatsa?…ka cheapan ha.

  • archmykel said:

    That’s good news to all frequent travellers and those who plans to work abroad.

    glad to hear that

  • Paris said:

    Concrete governmental effort such as this is what we really want in times where most of us feel life’s hardships.

  • jm_21052000 said:

    that’s good to hear :) Go GenSan!

  • Rue Ramas said:

    The question is WHEN?

  • Karla Ann said:

    What took it so long? Happy to
    know it though!

    THIS IS JUST GREAT!!!!

    - 18 SEPTEMBER 2008

  • M.Valdez said:

    wow! dats great! kelan kaya yan? i cant wait for it. Pls hurry. hehehe

  • blackmeat said:

    Ayos a.. When and Where? Ahehe!

  • Oniram said:

    Sir Avel, that’s good news para sa atong tanan nga taga SOCSARGEN!!!

    By the way Sir, thanks for keeping us update about GENSAN and SOCSARGEN areas.It help us keep posted about what’s going on in our hometown especially for people who are away from home like me. Thanks a lot and more power to you. God Bless………..

  • jasper0127 said:

    Wow great hindi na tayo mahirapan magkuha or magrenew ng passport kay andito na sa Gensan. Buti nalang dito sa atin city ilalagay ang DFA office hindi sa Marbel.
    Thanks Madam President talagang loyal ako sa inyo ever since senator pa ang tinakbohan nyo.

  • none_air said:

    i love you PGMA sana dadami pa projects mo sa gensan.

  • miko said:

    maayo kaayo na nga balita sir bariles..! no need for us to go to davao city for consular services…. DFA is just near in our doorstep…

  • Joana Grace said:

    Great news!

    Joana Graces last blog post..A Scholarship From University of South Carolina

  • epm said:

    This is really cool. General Santos City has become one of the prime cities of Mindanao.

  • Toinks said:

    @epm - Matagal naman nang prime metropolis ng Mindanao ang GenSan di po ba?…and she will always be. :-)

  • lourdes said:

    vel, thanks for the information. pls keep me updated. this is a good news for our fishermen not to travel to davao during the wee hours of the morning just to get priority numbers and queue.

    /mlpvd

  • jakwt said:

    I’m hoping also the POEA/OWWA offices para di na kailangan pupunta sa davao to pay balik-mangagawa

  • White knight said:

    Wow ! Congrats to our City and the whole province of Socsargen.

  • naxjho said:

    asa na pud na ibutang ang opisina ddto na pud sa likod sa city hall nga nanimahong ihi na man gani to ddto…

    mas maaau na kay wa nay davao..di na kakiat ang uban…or katulog sa hotel…motel ug uban pang ek-ekan channel ..hehehehee!!ilabina sa mga OFW na mga trabahador ..hehehehehhehe…asa ka DO??di na ka-ikyas!!beeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

  • bariles (author) said:

    @Glengonz, I hope GMA reads this. Hehehe. :)

    @Kim - this will make it very convenient for everyone indeed. :)

    @Metalbite, thanks and welcome to Bariles Republic. :)

    @Ache, I agree. No more hassles. :)

    @Ormz, so when are you renewing your passport? :)

    @Jinky, that’s nice. Thanks for finding this useful. :)

    @Gensanite, thanks too. :)

  • bariles (author) said:

    Sheng, according to my friend, if your passport is machine-readable, you pass through immigration very easily. I have to switch to that too. :)

    @Boyette, ikaw gyud ha?

    @Dina, hehehe! Awayin mo nga! :)

    @Archmykel, good news for us again. :)

    @Paris, if government just do its work, then we will all be living well.

    @JM, go gensan go!

    @Rue, yeah. That’s the question of all questions this time. :)

    @Karla, better late than never daw kasi. Hehehe! :)

  • orman said:

    kahit sa 2011 pa expiry ng passport ko gusto ko nang baguhin to the machine readable passport. kasi nung recent trip ko sa india, nakasimangot ang immigration officer nang tanggapin ang passport ko… kasi nga hindi machine readable and he had to type all the information pa… hahahaha… emote ever lang ako at baka deny ang pagpasok ko…

    ormans last blog post..nakakapagod.

  • Ella said:

    Ay tnx naman, at least if ever maka abroad ako… di na ko mag adto ug davao,para lang magkuha ug pasport…mahal tawon ang pamasahe…

  • archmykel said:

    hi orms, i read somewhere that regardless of when our passport wil expire we have to change all green passport to the brown passport by 2010

  • gladz said:

    hay salamat di nko mamiliti pa davao!

  • Jinky said:

    hi, sir vel. the representative of DFA is here sa office ngaun, They’re looking for a place to rent - more or less 200 square meters daw sana floor area. meron kau alam?

  • orman said:

    Originally Posted By Jinkyhi, sir vel. the representative of DFA is here sa office ngaun, They’re looking for a place to rent - more or less 200 square meters daw sana floor area. meron kau alam?

    try verifying with gaisano mall management. look for michael sarenas. they just might have a space for dfa.

    ormans last blog post..nakakapagod.

  • jinky borela said:

    Tnx sir orms! I already texted them re: gaisano space. Tnx for the info. Happy weekend!

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